Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel laureate, Burmese democracy activist and current parliamentarian, embarked on a long-awaited tour of the U.S. On Sept. 19, she received the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington as a mark of her struggle for justice, democracy and political reconciliation.
Aung San Suu Kyi Tours the United States
Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel laureate, Burmese democracy activist and current parliamentarian, embarked on a long-awaited tour of the U.S. On Sept. 19, she received the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington as a mark of her struggle for justice, democracy and political reconciliation.
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Nobel Peace laureate and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi walks past the flags of the National League for Democracy, a Burmese political party, as she arrives for a meeting with the Burmese community at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012.
